You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine
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"You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine" is a 1974 single written by Marty Cooper and recorded by Donna Fargo
. It was Fargo's fifth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent a single week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s...
. It was Fargo's fifth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent a single week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.
Chart performance
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 57 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 14 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 41 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 15 |